Rev. William M. Cordon | Eastern North Carolina Now

September 01, 1921 - March 10, 2013

    Rev. W. M. Cordon, age 91, of Belhaven passed away Sunday morning on March 10, 2013 at Cross Creek Healthcare in Swan Quarter, NC.

    Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 2:00 pm at the Belhaven Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Wiley Clark officiating. Burial will be at Pamlico Memorial Gardens in Washington following the service.

    The family will receive visitation at the church from 12:00 to 1:30 prior to the service.

    Rev. Cordon was born to Joe Cephas and Lotha Tingle Cordon and grew up in the Burbage Crossroads community in Beaufort County. He attended Ransomville Elementary School and Bath High School. Rev. Cordon ministered at the Belhaven Pentecostal Holiness Church for over 20 years, and at the Wades Point, Pinetown, and Swan Quarter Pentecostal Holiness churches. In addition, "Preacher" was a prominent logging and trucking businessman in the local area for many years. He served his country as a civilian welder at Pearl Harbor during WWII, rebuilding the Pacific fleet including repairs to the famous USS North Carolina battleship (BB 55).

    Rev. Cordon is survived by Edna Paul Cordon, his wife of 64 years; a daughter Melanie Cordon Younce and husband Jimmy of Belhaven; two sons, Rondol Cordon and wife Phyllis of Washington and Raymond Cordon and wife Debbie of Raleigh; nine grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren. "Big Brother" is also survived by four sisters Emma Hudson, Clara Hodges, Vivian Thompson, and Nancy Wallace.

    In addition to his parents, Rev. Cordon was preceded in death by his brother Ernest Cordon and sister Christine Heath.

    The Cordon Family wishes to express their deep gratitude for the care and comfort provided by the staff at Cross Creek during his time there. Flowers are appreciated or a memorial may be made in Rev. Cordon's name to the Falcon Children's Home, PO Box 39, Falcon, North Carolina 28342 (www.falconchildrenshome.com).

    Please visit the Paul Funeral Home website for additional information, to leave condolences, or to view the memorial video.

    Paul Funeral Home of Belhaven is honored to serve the Cordon family.
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